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EU and Turkey agree to deepen cooperation in industrial decarbonisation and innovation policy 

Ekaterina Zaharieva, European Commissioner for Startups, Research and Innovation, and Mehmet Fatih Kacır, Turkish Minister of Industry and Technology, have agreed to further explore « how the EU and Turkey could work together under the Horizon Policy Support Facility to strengthen the innovation…

Domain(s): Politics
• Category(ies): Essentials Politics, European commission, State, …
• Article # 421345
• Published on 28/11/25 at 18:19

European Commission working on longer-term support for university alliances

A member of the cabinet of the Commissioner for Education, Roxana Mînzatu, has said the Commission is working on a new model to provide longer-term support to European universities alliances as part of the EU budget for 2028 to 2034. During an event organised by the YUFE universities alliance…

Domain(s): Politics, Institutions
• Category(ies): Essentials Institutions, Essentials Politics, Council, …
• Article # 421366
• Published on 28/11/25 at 17:26

International News - Around the World in Higher Education and Research, by News Tank Academic - Nr. 3

A growing number of Japanese university students are receiving job offers; in Australia, arts degrees have become increasingly expensive; across Africa, the creation of the continent’s first drug-regulation agency is emerging as a potential game-changer for public health; students and faculty at…

Domain(s): Politics, Institutions
• Category(ies): Essentials Institutions, Essentials Politics, State, …
• Article # 420467
• Published on 28/11/25 at 14:19

© By Elekes Andor - Own work, CC BY 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=166061760

Hungary refuses to back EU resolution on European Education Area over continuing Erasmus exclusion

The Hungarian government has refused to support conclusions on the next phase of developing the European Education Area because it is excluded from the Erasmus+ programme. At the Council of EU education ministers meeting in Brussels on 27/11/2025, Balázs Hankó, Hungary's minister for culture…

Domain(s): Politics
• Category(ies): Council, European commission, Research Funding Organisation (RFO), …
• Article # 421219
• Published on 27/11/25 at 18:40

EFMD's head of quality services says evaluation of business schools is adapting to global trends

The European Foundation for Management Development (EFMD) is adjusting its evaluation process for business schools to the growing importance of sustainability and making sure "AI use complies with the basic learning and research criteria from an ethical and development point of view," according to…

Domain(s): Politics, Institutions
• Category(ies): Essentials Institutions, Advocacy groups , Business schools, …
• Article # 420732
• Published on 27/11/25 at 14:26

The Guild proposes moonshots that align technological progress with societal well-being

The Guild of research-intensive universities has proposed four moonshots as substitutes for the European Commission’s, which it views as being restricted to technological and scientific transformation. In its proposal for Horizon Europe 2028-2034, presented in July 2025, the European…

Domain(s): Politics, Institutions
• Category(ies): Essentials Institutions, Essentials Politics, Advocacy groups , …
• Article # 421082
• Published on 27/11/25 at 11:31

University engagement for sustainability and greening has intensified, says EUA in new survey

A new report from the European University Association (EUA), based on 400 responses from higher education institutions (HEIs) across 43 countries in the European Higher Education Area, confirms that sustainability and greening efforts are rapidly becoming embedded within the strategic priorities…

Domain(s): Politics, Institutions
• Category(ies): Advocacy groups , Universities, Funding, …
• Article # 420878
• Published on 27/11/25 at 11:22

EUA asks the Commission to detail budget allocations for different Erasmus+ actions

The European Universities Association (EUA) has asked the European Commission to provide a breakdown of the proposed budget allocation for the different Erasmus+ actions. In a policy paper published on 25/11/2025, the EUA put forward five recommendations for the development of the next…

Domain(s): Politics, Institutions
• Category(ies): Essentials Politics, Advocacy groups , European commission, …
• Article # 421106
• Published on 27/11/25 at 11:20

European Commission introduces novelties in 2026-2027 Horizon Europe

The European Commission has introduced novelties in the Horizon Europe work programme for 2026-2027, such as an increased use of lump-sum funding, the Choose Europe for Science initiative and R&I support to the Clean Industrial Deal, among others. The Horizon Europe work programme for…

Domain(s): Politics
• Category(ies): Essentials Politics, European commission, Digital, …
• Article # 421043
• Published on 26/11/25 at 18:18

First draft for revision of European Standards and Guidelines published for feedback

The organisations responsible for revision of the European Standards and Guidelines (ESG) have published a first draft for consultation and feedback. The ESG are a set of standards and guidelines for internal and external quality assurance in higher education, providing guidance that covers…

Domain(s): Politics
• Category(ies): Essentials Politics, Advocacy groups , European commission, …
• Article # 420848
• Published on 26/11/25 at 17:49